Baba Hampartsoum Limondjian

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reform of Armenian chant

…Armenian from Constantinople (now Istanbul), Baba Hampartsoum Limondjian, proposed another reform and modernization of the musical notation along the lines of the contemporary notational reform in the Greek church (which allowed more precise indication of pitch). In its present-day performance, Armenian chant consists of intricate melodies with great rhythmic variety,…